Sería en California y a finales de 1967 cuando el cantante, compositor y guitarrista John Kay formaría Steppenwolf, junto con los ex miembros Sparrow, el baterista Jerry Edmonton y el tecla dista Goldy Mcjohn, y los nuevos músicos Michael Monarch, como guitarrista líder y Rushton Moreve al bajo, quien sería reemplazado por John Morgan a los pocos meses de iniciar su andadura.
Su primer sencillo "A girl I knew", posteriormente aparecerían "Sookie
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
DDCGGDDCGG I like to dream, yes yes DDCGGDDCGG Right between the sound machine DDCGGDDCGG On a cloud of sound I drift in the night every place she goes is right DDCGGDDCGG Flies far, flies near to the stars away from here
[Chorus]
DDCGGDDCGG Well, you don't know what we can find DDCGGDDCGG Why don't you come with me little girl on a magic carpet ride DDCGGDDCGG Well, you don't know what we can find DDCGGDDCGG Why don't you tell your dreams to me fantasy will set you free
[Bridge]
G Close your eyes girl Bb Look inside girl CG Let the sound take you away
[Verse 2]
DDCGGDDCGG Last night I found Aladdin's lamp so I wished that I could stay DDCGGDDCGG But before the thing could answer me someone came and took the lamp away DDCGGDDCGG I looked around a lousy candle's all I found
[Outro Chorus]
DDCGGDDCGG Well, you don't know what we can find DDCGGDDCGG Why don't you come with me little girl on a magic carpet ride DDCGGDDCGG Well, you don't know what we can see DDCGGDDCGG Why don't you tell your dreams to me fantasy will set you free